
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | S 5 | N 8 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
247 | 162 | 93 | 97 | 87 | 71 | 47 | 38 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 108 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.90m | 5:01AM2.88m | 5:12PM2.69m | 5:48AM2.60m | 6:00PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.66m | 10:40PM0.69m | 11:03AM0.96m | 11:21PM0.93m | 11:45AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | S 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
184 | 162 | 93 | 97 | 87 | 44 | 59 | 34 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NW 5 | NNE 7 | — | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 16 | N 16 |
3 | 3 | 50 | 71 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 9 | — | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 14 | N 17 | N 18 | N 19 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 17 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
247 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 71 | 94 | 38 | 45 | 77 | 87 | 87 | 12 | 51 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 50 | 108 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 269 | 272 | 270 | 274 | 645 | 645 | 692 | 692 | 645 | 692 | 692 | 410 | 785 | 152 | 157 | 392 |
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